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It was a constellation of stars, science and Silicon Valley luminaries at the Nasa Ames Research Park on Sunday for the annual Breakthrough Prize, and award ceremony that honors scientific achievement with Hollywood glitz.

Miss Sloane
It's a bill! It's a law! No, it's Super-Lobbyist! These are the phrases conjured by "Miss Sloane," starring Jessica Chastain as a spike-heeled warrior who's both off-puttingly ruthless and "a conviction lobbyist" <0x2014> that is, a lobbyist who is m...... Read the full review